Marietta Sirleaf, known professionally as Retta, is an American stand-up comedian and actress. She is best known for her roles of Donna Meagle on NBC’s Parks and Recreation and Ruby Hill on NBC’s Good Girls. She has appeared in several films and television shows, and has performed stand-up on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend.
Retta Wiki, Biography and education
Retta was born in Newark, New Jersey.[2] She is of Liberian descent.[4] She grew up around New Jersey, specifically in Edison and Cliffwood Beach.
In 1988, Retta graduated from Matawan Regional High School in Aberdeen Township, New Jersey.[5][6] In 1992, Retta graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where she was pre-med and graduated with a degree in sociology.
Retta was raised as a member of the New Apostolic Church. In the youth group of her church, her ability to make others laugh was a major talent. When Retta competed in her first TV comedy contest, members from all over the world from the New Apostolic Church voted for her. This contributed to her winning the contest and helped to further her career. In that contest she mentioned her faith and spiritual upbringing.
After graduating from Duke, Retta worked as a chemist. In her spare time, she did stand-up at Charlie Goodnights Comedy Club in Raleigh, North Carolina.[9] Eventually, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy.[10] Retta said on Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! that when she started performing stand-up comedy, she decided to call herself Retta rather than explain her name.[11] She started doing standup in 1996, although she said she did not start “earning money” until 1998, when she began touring on the college circuit. Retta said she used to get “really nauseated” before a performance, but that the feeling passed with experience.[12] Retta has said her stand-up material tends to be slightly embellished stories from her regular everyday life, family, and friends.
Retta has served as the opening act for such comedians as Shirley Hemphill and Bobby Collins.[12] She has made television appearances on Bravo’s Welcome to the Parker, E! Entertainment Television’s The Soup,[13] Freddie, Moesha, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,[14] the “Comedy Divas Showcase” segment of The Jenny Jones Show,[15] Retta has performed on Premium Blend, a Comedy Central show featuring up-and-coming comedians.
Personal life
On Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, she said she dated a man from Georgia who nicknamed her Retta because that was what the name Marietta sounded like where he came from.
Retta is a niece by marriage of the former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. Retta is a fan of the Los Angeles Kings hockey team, and presented awards at the NHL award ceremonies in Las Vegas, in 2014 and 2015.
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The Estimated Net worth is $80K – USD $85k.
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| Net Worth (approx.) | $4 million- $6 million USD |